HIM 1101: Medical Terminology:
Chapter 1 Test 1
Eponyms - Answer Terms derived from names of people or places.
EX: West Nile virus
Acronyms - Answer Terms formed from first letters of words in a phrase
EX: LASER
Modern Language - Answer Terms derived from the English language such as nuclear
medicine scanner.
Categories of Medical Terms - Answer Terms built from word parts
Terms NOT built from word parts
4 Word Parts - Answer Word root (WR), Prefix (P), Suffix (S), Combining Vowel (CV)
Word Root (WR) - Answer fundamental meaning of a medical term - the core of the word
Prefix (P) - Answer attached to the beginning of a medical term to modify its meaning
Suffix (S) - Answer attached to the end of a medical term to modify its meaning
Combining Vowel (CV) - Answer used to ease pronunciation—usually an "o"
Terms built form word parts - Answer Can be translated literally to find their meaning
Origin: Word parts of greek and latin origin put together to form words that can be translated
literally to find their meanings
EX: Arthr/itis
Terms NOT built from word parts - Answer cannot be easily translated literally to find their
meaning
Chapter 1 Test 1
Eponyms - Answer Terms derived from names of people or places.
EX: West Nile virus
Acronyms - Answer Terms formed from first letters of words in a phrase
EX: LASER
Modern Language - Answer Terms derived from the English language such as nuclear
medicine scanner.
Categories of Medical Terms - Answer Terms built from word parts
Terms NOT built from word parts
4 Word Parts - Answer Word root (WR), Prefix (P), Suffix (S), Combining Vowel (CV)
Word Root (WR) - Answer fundamental meaning of a medical term - the core of the word
Prefix (P) - Answer attached to the beginning of a medical term to modify its meaning
Suffix (S) - Answer attached to the end of a medical term to modify its meaning
Combining Vowel (CV) - Answer used to ease pronunciation—usually an "o"
Terms built form word parts - Answer Can be translated literally to find their meaning
Origin: Word parts of greek and latin origin put together to form words that can be translated
literally to find their meanings
EX: Arthr/itis
Terms NOT built from word parts - Answer cannot be easily translated literally to find their
meaning
